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confusion of the collecting laws for that County,) have ex-
hibited a laudable determination, by the heavy payments they
have made into the Treasury within the last fiscal year, to
acquit themselves of their liabilities.

The State's Attorney of Baltimore county is entitled to-
credit for the zeal and energy manifested by him for the in-
terest of the State.

Several Mutual Insurance Companies were exempted from
all taxations, by Chapter 339, of the Acts of Assembly of 1856.

The law in relation to defaulting officers, passed at the late
session of the Legislature, at the instance of the Treasurer,
is a most excellent one, and the Comptroller will endeavor,
so far as it may be in his power, to enforce it to the fullest
extent.

THE STAMP TAX.

The law imposing. Stamp Duties was repealed at the last
session of the Legislature, the repeal taking effect on the
10th of March.

No provision was made for the redemption of Stamps re-
maining in the hands of holders at the time the law went
into operation. In several instances, this Department was
requested to return the amount of these Duties, but, in the
absence of any specific appropriation, under the 20th section?
of the 3rd Article of the Constitution, the Comptroller was
constrained to refuse.

The Legislature, at its next session, will doubtless afford
the necessary relief.

STATEMENT No. 6, will exhibit the amount of money re--
ceieved for Stamp Duties, from the 30th of September,1855,
to the repeal of the law, which appears to have been $40,-
453.02, of which sum $21,864.12 was paid by the Commis-
sioner of Stamps, and $18,588.90 by the Clerks of the several
Courts.

REVENUE FROM CLERKS OF COURTS, &c.

STATEMENT No. 7, also shows the receipts into the Trea-
sury from the sales of Licenses, Taxes on Plaintiffs, on Com-